1857 10k brown & blue, thick paper, framed Revel datestamp, margins all around, v.f. (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.$250

1857 10k brown & blue, thick paper, framed datestamp, margins all around, v.f., signed Mikulski, with his 1975 certificate (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.$250

1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, well centered, canceled on piece by "6" in oval of dots cancel of border post office in Odessa, stamps lifted for inspection and replaced, v.f., with 1994 Mikulski certificate (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$250

1858 20k dark blue & orange, thick paper, well centered, canceled by round dots postmark, deep and vivid colors, v.f., with 2000 Eichele certificate, cat. $1700 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $1700, Est.$500

1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, well centered, canceled by "1" in oval of dots postmark of St. Petersburg, signed Mikulski, with his 1989 certificate, cat. $1700 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $1700, Est.$500

1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, canceled "443" in rectangle of dots postmark of Berdiansk, watermark "3" significantly shifted to top, fresh colors and fine, with 2013 Hovest certificate, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.$1,000

1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, town cancel 23 Nov 1870, well centered, brilliant colors, v.f., signed Buhler, with his 1988 certificate, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.$1,000

1858 3k black & green, perf. 12 1/2, l.h., fresh and fine, pencil signed Raybaudi, with his 2009 certificate, cat. $1100 (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.$500

1858 10k brown & blue, perf. 12 1/2, horizontal pair, hinge reinforced, nice colors, well centered, fine, with 1994 Mikulski certificate (Cat No. 8) (Image)

Est.$250

1863 Local Issue 5k black & blue, two singles canceled in red St. Petersburg and Moscow, fine and attractive pair (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Est.$250

1865 30k carmine & green, thick paper, paper hinge remnant, brilliant colors and fresh, fine example of this rare stamp unused, with 2008 Sismondo certificate, cat. $1950 (Cat No. 18) (Image)

Cat. $1950, Est.$750

1866 1k black & yellow, 3k black & green, vertically laid paper, h.r., well centered, the latter signed Mikulski, cat. $715 (Cat No. 19c,20c) (Image)

Cat. $715, Est.$350

1866 5k black & lilac, vertically laid paper, h.r., well centered, brilliant colors, v.f., signed Mikulski, with his 1987 certificate ("one of the great rarities of Russia") cat. $10000 (Cat No. 22c) (Image)

Cat. $10000, Est.$5,000

1866 30k carmine & green, block of four, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1100 (Cat No. 25) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.$500

1883 14k blue & rose, horizontally laid paper, Center Inverted, light and unobtrusive "Tarasha" cds, corner perforation crease at lower left, with handstamp on back, 1929 Royal and 2018 Buchsbayew certificates, cat. $6250 (Cat No. 36b) (Image)

Cat. $6250, Est.$2,500

1884 3.50r black & gray, 7r black & orange, h.r., first one signed Brun, Balasse, etc., with Raybaudi and Farberov certificates, cat. $2000 (Cat No. 39-40) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$750

1884 7r black & orange, h.r., fresh and fine, signed Mikulski, with his 1987 certificate, cat. $800 (Cat No. 40) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$500

1922 20r on 15k imperforate, lithographed surcharge, position 34, l.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee, 1994 Mikulski certificate, cat. $9500 (Cat No. 224) (Image)

Cat. $9500, Est.$2,500

1924 Lenin, 20k red & black, Type I (20x25mm), n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 268var) (Image)

Est.$250

1924 15k yellow, light postmark, well centered, v.f., cat. $210 (Cat No. 287) (Image)

Cat. $210, Est.$100

1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, unused without gum as issued, usual paper wrinkles, with 1991 Mikulski certificate ("very good condition compared to other existing souvenir sheets") cat. $19500 (Cat No. 485-86var) (Image)

Cat. $19500, Est.$7,500

1933 Leningrad Exhibition, 10 sets of two, mostly l.h., few h.r., fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his certificates, cat. $3250 (Cat No. 487-88) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$500

1933 Leningrad Exhibition, set of two, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, with his 1984 certificate, cat. $507 (Cat No. 487-88) (Image)

Cat. $507, Est.$150

1933 Leningrad Exhibition, set of two, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1998 certificate, cat. $507 (Cat No. 487-88) (Image)

Cat. $507, Est.$150

1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k black, red & yellow green, perf. 9 1/2, n.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1991 certificate. A rare stamp, cat. $8000 (Cat No. 518var) (Image)

Cat. $8000, Est.$2,500